Use Siri on your Apple Watch

Learn how to use Siri, the intelligent personal assistant that helps you get things done. Siri can send your messages, place calls, get directions, and more.

Set up Siri

On your paired iPhone, tap Settings > Siri & Search. Make sure that Listen for "Hey Siri" is on. On iPhone X or later, make sure that Press Side Button for Siri is on. On iPhone 8 or earlier, make sure that Press Home for Siri is on.

On your Apple Watch, tap Settings > General > Siri. Choose whether you want to turn Hey Siri and Raise To Speak on or off.

On Apple Watch Series 3 or later, scroll down to Voice Feedback, then choose when Siri speaks: Always On, Control With Silent Mode, or Headphones Only.

Ask Siri a question

You can ask Siri to start a specific workout and much more. There are several ways to talk to Siri. On Apple Watch Series 3 or later, Siri speaks responses to you, and you can activate and use Siri from a paired Bluetooth headset. On earlier models, Siri responds visually on your watch face.

Raise your wrist

With watchOS 5 and Apple Watch Series 3 or later, you don't need to say "Hey Siri" to get Siri's attention.

Raise your wrist to wake your Apple Watch.

Hold your watch near your mouth.

Say what you need.

Here's how to turn the Raise To Speak feature off or on:

Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch.

Tap General > Siri.

Turn Raise To Speak off or on.

Press the Digital Crown

Hold down the Digital Crown.

When the listening indicator appears, say what you need.

Release the Digital Crown.

Say "Hey Siri"

Raise your wrist or tap the screen of your Apple Watch.

When it wakes, say "Hey Siri" and what you need.

Add Siri to your watch face

If you use the Siri watch face, you can add the Siri complication, then tap it to talk to Siri: .

Use the Siri watch face and Siri Shortcuts

The Siri watch face updates throughout the day and shows you relevant content and information that you might need based on your location, time of day, and routines. For example, you might see Calendar events, boarding passes, or your favorites from the Home app. And the Siri watch face supports Siri Shortcuts.

If Siri doesn't respond or asks you to try again

On your iPhone, see if Siri is turned on. Tap Settings > Siri & Search, then turn on Listen for "Hey Siri". On iPhone X, turn on Press Side Button for Siri. On iPhone 8 or earlier, turn on Press Home for Siri. Your Apple Watch mirrors your iPhone, so you don’t need to check your watch.

On your iPhone, go to Settings > Siri & Search and turn off Listen for "Hey Siri." Then turn it on again.

See if the microphone or speaker on your Apple Watch is blocked. For example, if your device has a protective case, remove it.

If Siri doesn't speak on Apple Watch Series 3 or later, you might need to download its voice. The download happens when you’re on Wi-Fi and your Apple Watch is charging. To give the download time to complete, try charging your Apple Watch overnight. To check the status of the download on your Apple Watch, tap Settings > General > Siri, then scroll to Siri Voice. Learn which languages Siri speaks.

Learn more about Siri

To change Siri's language on your Apple Watch, you also need to change it on your iPhone. On your iPhone, tap Settings > Siri & Search > Language. Choose from the list of languages that Siri understands.